Overall score
Use the Carcassonne profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience alongside Montpellier, Toulouse, and Marseille.
Overall58/100
Affordability56/100
Air quality72/100
Energy56/100
France / Western Europe
Carcassonne City Intelligence
Carcassonne is a prefecture of the Aude department with a UNESCO-listed fortified citadel and a regional airport. Carcassonne is a western europe city of about ~110K metro in France. On the composite city-intelligence score, Carcassonne sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (58/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~110K metro
Image credit: Image: Chensiyuan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall city intelligence
Constrained58/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Data confidence
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
Verified utility layers
See country hub
Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.
Carcassonne data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 58/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 56/100 | Carcassonne's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 72/100 | Carcassonne's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 56/100 | Carcassonne's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 57/100 | Carcassonne's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 57/100 | Carcassonne's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 56/100 | Carcassonne's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 56/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Safety
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Safety
Overall safety78/100
Low crime80/100
Personal safety80/100
Night safety76/100
Road safety76/100
Carcassonne is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life83/100
Healthcare85/100
Education83/100
Green space100/100
Cleanliness86/100
Infrastructure83/100
Mobility65/100
Carcassonne has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
Family Friendliness
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Family Friendliness
Family friendliness83/100
Education83/100
Green space100/100
Overall safety78/100
Carcassonne scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability71/100
Walkability79/100
Cycling54/100
Infrastructure83/100
Carcassonne is high for remote workers (71/100), based on connectivity, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability79/100
Healthcare85/100
Cleanliness86/100
Outdoor lifestyle66/100
Carcassonne is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Carcassonne
Local public safety guidance for Carcassonne, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
| Police | 1724/7 | — |
| Medical (SAMU) | 1524/7 | — |
| Fire (Sapeurs-pompiers) | 1824/7 | — |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Carcassonne, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the France emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Carcassonne
Healthcare context for Carcassonne, with national-level information from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Carcassonne, see the France healthcare profile.
Healthcare sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
- Government of France: Ministère de la Santé et de la Prévention
Used as the primary attribution for French public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Transport and mobility in Carcassonne
Local mobility context for Carcassonne, with national-level context from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Carcassonne, see the France transport profile.
Transport sources
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
- Government of France: Ministère de la Transition écologique
Used as the primary federal attribution for French national transport context.
- Société nationale des chemins de fer français: SNCF
Used as the primary attribution for French national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Air quality dataset
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Carcassonne. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Carcassonne
Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025
Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location
Source-attributed values for Carcassonne will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailable- Publisher
- Global City Intelligence
- Last verified
- 2026-05-16
The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Carcassonne air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Explore Carcassonne modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Carcassonne
Carcassonne's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Carcassonne
Carcassonne's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy in Carcassonne
Carcassonne's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Carcassonne
Carcassonne's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Carcassonne
Carcassonne's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Carcassonne
Carcassonne's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
City rankings
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living in Carcassonne
Cost of living estimates for Carcassonne — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate in Carcassonne
Climate profile for Carcassonne — Oceanic climate, annual average 15.5°C, comfort score 76/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Carcassonne
Economy and jobs profile for Carcassonne — tourism economy, economy score 73/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Carcassonne
Education profile for Carcassonne — regional education center, education score 64/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Visual guide to Carcassonne
Source-attributed visual context for Carcassonne using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning guide for Carcassonne
Weekend trip planning checklist for Carcassonne — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Nearby weekend places from Carcassonne
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Carcassonne
Estimate a monthly budget for Carcassonne using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Carcassonne
Plan a trip budget for Carcassonne using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Nearby cities from Carcassonne
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Carcassonne. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Narbonne, France
Same region · about 53 km from Carcassonne. Explore Narbonne's city intelligence profile.
Beziers, France
Same region · about 71 km from Carcassonne. Explore Beziers's city intelligence profile.
Perpignan, France
Nearby city · about 73 km from Carcassonne. Explore Perpignan's city intelligence profile.
Albi, France
Same region · about 81 km from Carcassonne. Explore Albi's city intelligence profile.
Toulouse, France
Same region · about 85 km from Carcassonne. Explore Toulouse's city intelligence profile.
Montpellier, France
Mountain cluster · about 131 km from Carcassonne. Explore Montpellier's city intelligence profile.
Girona, Spain
Cross-border · about 142 km from Carcassonne. Explore Girona's city intelligence profile.
Nîmes, France
Mountain cluster · about 176 km from Carcassonne. Explore Nîmes's city intelligence profile.
Tarbes, France
Same region · about 184 km from Carcassonne. Explore Tarbes's city intelligence profile.
Terrassa, Spain
Cross-border · about 186 km from Carcassonne. Explore Terrassa's city intelligence profile.
Related collections
Regional discovery collections that include Carcassonne — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
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Themed collections
Theme-first discovery collections that include Carcassonne — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
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Interpretation
Use the Carcassonne profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience alongside Montpellier, Toulouse, and Marseille. Its standout dimensions are air quality (72/100) and safety (57/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (56/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the France country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Carcassonne appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Sources
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.